God, H.G. Wells, and The War of the Worlds

Two interesting War of the Worlds articles ...

First up, Gary DeMar's take on Wells' sci-fi classic and how the socialist, humanist Wells couldn't and didn't completely remove God from his story ... God, H.G. Wells, and The War of the Worlds

Next up, Brian Godawa's review of Spielberg's War of the Worlds ... a sampling ...

"Another humanistic epic that destroys transcendence and in so doing, destroys the goodness that makes a movie a fulfilling story."

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"I must say though that Spielberg is a brilliant mythologist. He knows how to create mythos like nobody else. One one level, this story reminds me of his rendition of Kubrick’s A.I. It is very boring and impersonal, but it is very mythologically deep. Like A.I. this is a quest of someone who discovers his humanity through the existential experience of seeking a goal (bringing the children back to their mom and “home” – in A.I. it was finding his maker) and staying alive. Existentialism. On the other hand, also like A.I. it’s a quest in a meaningless universe. Do you see the pattern here in Spielberg?"